•Restore Scientific Integrity to the White House: Restore the basic principle that government decisions should be based on the best-available, scientifically-valid evidence and not on ideological predispositions.

"This thing happened in an area where the industry is applying the best-available technology, the regulatory agency has some influence, but I think the influence on the big companies is limited to the extent that for these companies, it's in their vested interest not to let this happen - look at how many billions BP will lose."

It also takes strength, and wisdom, to NOT use force when the best-available evidence and one's judgment both indicate that using force would be counter-productive (with the costs outweighing the benefits).

One of the stated principles of the Obama Administration with regard to science and health policy is to "restore the basic principle that government decisions should be based on the best-available, scientifically-valid evidence and not on ideological predispositions."